Dear Straight People: We Have To Talk

If gay people scare you, then this woman has some words for you. If gay people don’t scare you, if you are a straight ally, then most of this isn’t about you (except for that part at 1:47 where she sends us her gratitude.) At 2:21, she informs me of something I never knew happened…

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Apr 4, 2013

In case you were wondering, Denice Frohman is a world poetry slam champion, and you should totally like her on Facebook. Also you might want to share this if you want to help stamp out hate. Totally up to you. I’m straight, and I totally did. Just sayin’.

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